Sam the Golden Retriever didn't seem aware he was in the midst of a sacred moment.
The rambunctious, 10-year-old dog sniffed the rear-ends of his compatriots, entangled his owner in the leashes of others and even interrupted the prayer of the Rev. Jack Dyer with an impatient howl.
"He's very joyous,...

Their goal was to spread the word of Jesus through movies.
What leaders at Sherwood Baptist Church didn't count on when they made the soon-to-be released drama "Facing the Giants" was changing the heart of one of their own.
But that's just what happened to Jason McLeod, a junior at Georgia Southern ...

Holidays can arrive at inconvenient moments.
Like the time a new year began twice for Mohamed H. Mukhtar during a flight from Singapore to Los Angeles.
"I just celebrated it twice," he said.
The Savannah Muslim takes a more solemn approach to religious holidays.
Before a holiday can start, a Muslim ...

Rosh Hashanah starts tonight, marking a time of year when going to synagogue weighs heavily on Maura Nevel's conscience.
She's proud to be Jewish.
She keeps kosher and lights candles in her Huntingdon Street apartment every week for the Sabbath.
She stays in touch with old classmates from her Hebrew...